“Being able to make your own materials domestically means that you’re not at the behest of a foreign monopoly,” says Phoenix Tailings co-founder Tomás Villalón, pictured here. Image courtesy of Phoenix Tailings.
At the heart of the energy transition is a metal transition. Wind farms, solar panels, and electric cars require many times more copper, zinc, and nickel than their gas-powered alternatives.
Simple conservation policies can be applied in manufacturing. Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash
Manufacturing is critical to our way of life. Without it, we wouldn’t have the supplies, food, clothing, electronics, and other things we use every day. However, manufacturing also produces waste that often ends up in landfills or oceans.
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The clock is ticking. Our planet is heating up, and with every passing day the stakes rise. Wildfires, floods, and storms are no longer distant headlines; they’re unfolding right on our doorstep. Humanity stands at a crucial turning point.
As dairies scramble to meet sustainability targets ahead of the first year of responding to the European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the significant losses in push-out processes have been identified as low-hanging fruit by many companies.
“Our work demonstrates that engineering the contact and growth of bubbles on electrodes can have dramatic effects,” says professor Kripa Varanasi. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT
Industrial electrochemical processes that use electrodes to produce fuels and chemical products are hampered by the formation of bubbles that block parts of the electrode surface, reducing the area available for the active reaction.
This ain’t your daddy’s or mommy’s business world anymore. I’m sure you’ve figured that out already. First of all, people use cell phones. I keep reminding my father.
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The biggest sustainability challenge today isn’t a lack of enthusiasm.
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Asset maintenance isn’t just about fixing things when they break.
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I’ve been speaking and writing about customer service since January 1980, and there is only a handful of companies that have been relentless and kept their focus on incredible customer service.
With FABTECH 2024 in Orlando, Florida, fast approaching (Oct. 15–17), many in the steel industry are expected to attend.
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